U-Line Ice maker not working properly

**gyrospiro** · 10-09-2012, 06:30 PM

the water appears to run down the back of the ice-maker (on the inside) and freeze along the back wall and under the bucket. Is there a seal that could be leaking? I have tried adjusting the cube size to smaller cubes and it doesn't seem to help.

After running for awhile, there will be a 1/2" of ice on the back inside wall and under the ice bucket.

other than this it appears to be working normally it makes plenty of ice.

its U-line SP-18 model

Any ideas?

Thanks

**dc380** · 10-09-2012, 07:51 PM

I had the same problem. I replaced the whole ice tray at the recommendation of Uline, and that fixed it.

http://www.repairclinic.com/U-Line-I...ce-Maker-Parts

**mistercomputerman** · 10-09-2012, 09:49 PM

I did the same.

**The Bill Collector** · 10-09-2012, 10:12 PM

I have the tray for sale..... new never used

**endless seas** · 10-10-2012, 07:24 AM

Replace tray...

**gyrospiro** · 10-10-2012, 06:02 PM

Originally Posted by The Bill Collector

I have the tray for sale..... new never used

What do need to get for the tray?

i found this on another site:

there are two possibilities - let's hope it's the first one.

1) The fill tube at the rear of the ice mold unit may be misaligned and the water is splashing out of the mold as it fills. Locate the fill tube and watch it at the end of the ejection cycle, when the water comes in. If the water is splashing out, grab the fill tube with a pair of pliers and realign it. It is simply held in place with a thick lump of putty, pressed in from the rear side of the cabinet, and is fairly easy to move around.

2) If that isn't the case, it is most likely a burned out mold heater. Listen when the machine shuts off and switches to the ejection cycle. If it takes more than 7-10 minutes to complete the ejection cycle, drop the cubes, add water, and compressor and fan start back up, you've likely got a burned out mold heater. Replacing it will require a service technician and a new mold. The heater is part of the mold assembly, and cannot be replaced by itself.

What happens if the mold heater is burned out, is that the cubes stay inside the mold until the interior of the actual compartment warms up enough that they loosen on their own. The compressor and fan stay turned off until the ejection cycle has completed, regardless of how long it takes - possibly as much as an hour. After the cubes have finally loosened, it will continue the ejection cycle, push the cubes out, add water, then park, and the cool down cycle will start back up. When this happens, all the frost inside the machine melts, and runs down to the bottom and causes an accumulation of ice there.

**dc380** · 10-10-2012, 06:29 PM

Checking the tube alignment is easy, use a mechanics mirror, you'll see whether or not it's misaligned. It's very easy to move it in or out.

If all the cubes drop at the end of the cycle, then the heater is fine.

More likely then not your tray is delaminating.

**Nepenthe** · 10-10-2012, 08:30 PM

Check to see if the tray, and ice maker for that matter, are level. I had the same problem and found that the rear of the ice maker wasn't properly supported (maybe from a previous repair?). I leveled the unit and the problem was solved.

**Ka1oxd** · 10-10-2012, 08:56 PM

Changing the tray and heater is easy. I did it this past winter on mine. The unit is one piece with 4 wires off the back. it was a simple swap out of parts.